A Multilevel Analysis of Fazil Say’s Sonata for Violin and Piano Op.7

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dc.coverageSTUDIA UBB MUSICA, Volume 69 (LXIX), Special Issue 1, July 2024, pp. 277-290, DOI: 10.24193/subbmusica.2024.spiss1.17en-US
dc.creatorSZŐCS, Botond
dc.creatorSUCIU, Magdalena
dc.creatorDRĂGULIN, Stela
dc.date2024-07-30
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-21T20:17:54Z
dc.descriptionThis article introduces Fazıl Say’s Sonata for Violin and Piano op. 7, composed in 1997, shortly after his international success. Despite being an early work, it exhibits the architectural complexity characteristic of Say’s style, blending his Turkish cultural heritage with innovative compositional techniques. The authors aim to analyze this sonata thoroughly, exploring its mature style and cultural influences in order to provide a series of guiding principles for interpretation. They discuss the architectural and semantic meanings that reside in the incorporation of Turkish musical elements, such as modal approaches, folk traditions, and dance rhythms, throughout the sonata’s three movements. Each movement is examined, highlighting technical challenges, interpretive nuances, and thematic connections to Turkish culture. The sonata’s structure, culminating in a palindromic arrangement, is investigated, emphasizing its coherence and narrative thread. The first movement introduces melancholic themes, the second movement evokes Turkish instruments and rhythmic patterns, the third movement emulates the Horon dance, and the second to last movement draws from Turkish folk songs. The conclusion praises Say’s fusion of tradition and innovation, highlighting the interpretive freedom left to performers and listeners. Overall, the Sonata op. 7 reflects Say’s distinctive musical language and showcases his prowess as both a pianist and composer, blending tradition with modernity in a captivating manner.en-US
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dc.identifierhttps://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/subbmusica/article/view/7451
dc.identifier10.24193/subbmusica.2024.spiss1.17
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14637/2095
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherBabeș-Bolyai University / Cluj University Pressen-US
dc.relationhttps://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/subbmusica/article/view/7451/7226
dc.rightsCopyright (c) 2024 Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Musicaen-US
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0en-US
dc.sourceStudia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Musica; Volume 69, Special Issue 1, July 2024; 277-290en-US
dc.source2065-9628
dc.source1844-4369
dc.source10.24193/subbmusica.2024.spiss1
dc.subjectFazıl Sayen-US
dc.subjectSonata op. 7en-US
dc.subjectviolinen-US
dc.subjectpianoen-US
dc.subjectTurkish cultureen-US
dc.subjectcompositionen-US
dc.subjectmusical elementsen-US
dc.subjectmodal approachesen-US
dc.subjectfolk traditionsen-US
dc.subjectdance rhythmsen-US
dc.subjectinterpretationen-US
dc.subjectstructureen-US
dc.subjectthematic connectionsen-US
dc.subjectmelancholyen-US
dc.subjectTurkish instrumentsen-US
dc.subjectrhythmic patternsen-US
dc.subjectHoron danceen-US
dc.subjectfolk songsen-US
dc.subjecttraditionen-US
dc.subjectinnovationen-US
dc.subjectinterpretive freedomen-US
dc.titleA Multilevel Analysis of Fazil Say’s Sonata for Violin and Piano Op.7en-US
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.typePeer-reviewed Articleen-US
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